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Al Haidous (Dist. 11)

Al Haidous, a Democrat, was elected November of 2014, as Wayne County Commissioner - 11th District, which covers the following: Belleville, Romulus, the City of Wayne, Huron Township, Sumpter Township and Van Buren Township; as well as Flat Rock.

Haidous had served as a member of the City of Wayne's City Council from 1993-2001 and Board of Zoning Appeals from 1990-93. He also was a member of the city's Charter Advisory Committee in 1992 and the Commercial Revitalization Initiative-Downtown Wayne Steering Committee from 1991 to '92.

As Mayor of Wayne from 2001 until 2014. During his time as mayor, the city found ways to save money, including merging Fire and Parks & Recreation department services with the neighboring city of Westland and consolidated Public Safety dispatch with the city of Westland and the city of Inkster. As mayor, he chaired the city's Retirement Board, Risk Management Committee, Real Estate Committee and Downtown Development Authority, and was a member of the Cable Communications Regulatory Commission. Also, Haidous is Chair of the Wayne County Commission Economic Development Committee, the Public Service Committee and the Building Consolidation and Document Storage Committee (2024).

Since 2007, Haidous has served as a board member for the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation, better known as SMART, and was its vice-chairman from 2013 to '14 and Chair from 2014 to present. He also has chaired the Southeast Michigan Community Alliance, Wayne County Community Development Block Grant Advisory Council, the Conference of Western Wayne, Central Wayne County Sanitation Authority and Chair of the Wayne County Airport Authority. In 2015, he was named to the Governor's Talent Investment Board.

He was a Paul Harris Fellow with the Rotary Club of Wayne, an international ambassador for the Shriners Hospital for Children Moslem Temple Hospital Fund Drive, a member of The Salvation Army-Middlebelt Center advisory board and vice president of the Wayne Chamber of Commerce.

Haidous has been recognized for his service at the local, county, and national levels, earning the Wayne Chamber of Commerce Person of the Year award in 1991, the Excellence Award in 2000 from Wayne County Executive Edward McNamara for his service to the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Council, the Legislative Award from The Senior Alliance in 2014 and received the Michigan Works Association Volunteer of the year Award - 2023. He was inducted into the International Institute Foundation Hall of Fame in 2012.

Prior to his career in public service, Haidous and his wife, Mary, owned and operated Al's Friendly Market for 35 years in the city of Wayne. They are the proud parents of five children and have 10 grandchildren.
Representing: Belleville, Flat Rock, Wayne, Sumpter Township, Van Buren Township, Huron Township, Romulus.
Staff: Diane Washington (313) 224-0944
Fax: (313) 967-1240


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Commissioner Al Haidous receives prestigious award from Michigan WORKS!
Commissioner Al Haidous receives prestigious award from Michigan WORKS!
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Wayne County Commissioner Al Haidous (D-Wayne) was recently recognized by Michigan WORKS! earning its prestigious Volunteer of the Year honor for 2023.
Wayne County Commission  recognizes Ramadan
Wayne County Commission recognizes Ramadan
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Wayne County Commissioners today unanimously approved a resolution by Commissioners Sam Baydoun (D-Dearborn) and Al Haidous (D-Wayne) recognizing Ramadan, the Muslim holy month which this year begins March 23 and lasts to April 20.
Al Haidous' newsletter for fall 2021
Al Haidous' newsletter for fall 2021
Monday, September 13, 2021
Newsletter for District 11
Wayne County Commissioners declare April as Arab American Heritage Month
Wayne County Commissioners declare April as Arab American Heritage Month
Friday, April 2, 2021
Wayne County Commissioners today unanimously approved a resolution by Commissioners Sam Baydoun (D-Dearborn) and Al Haidous (D-Wayne) recognizing April as Arab American Heritage Month.
Commissioner Al Haidous' newsletter for May 2020
Commissioner Al Haidous' newsletter for May 2020
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Newsletter for District 11
Wayne County Commissioner Al Haidous' fall newsletter
Wayne County Commissioner Al Haidous' fall newsletter
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Fall newsletter for District 11
Commissioners tour port authority dock
Commissioners tour port authority dock
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Commissioners Glenn S. Anderson, Sam Baydoun, Monique Baker McCormick and Al Haidous, along with commission staff, toured the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority dock in southwest Detroit on June 17.
Wayne County Commission supports raising age at which defendants can be tried as adults
Wayne County Commission supports raising age at which defendants can be tried as adults
Friday, May 3, 2019
Wayne County Commissioners Thursday, May 2, unanimously backed a resolution supporting efforts in the Michigan Legislature to increase the age at which teenage defendants can be tried as adults.
Commissioner Haidous named to airport board
Commissioner Haidous named to airport board
Friday, December 14, 2018
Wayne County Commissioner Al Haidous has been named to the Wayne County Airport Authority Board of Directors.
Commissioner Al Haidous' summer 2016 newsletter
Commissioner Al Haidous' summer 2016 newsletter
Monday, October 3, 2016
Commissioner Al Haidous represents the 11th District, which covers the cities of Belleville, Romulus and Wayne; Huron, Sumpter and Van Buren townships; and part of the city of Westland.
Commissioner Al Haidous' spring 2015 newsletter
Commissioner Al Haidous' spring 2015 newsletter
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Commissioner Al Haidous represents the 11th District, which covers the cities of Belleville, Romulus and Wayne; Huron, Sumpter and Van Buren townships; and part of the city of Westland.